Circus by Lax Robert (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, 188pp. Stated First Edition. Wrappers mildly worn at edges, remainder mark to bottom edge of text block. Contents clean, binding firm. Collects the three major circus poem cycles by the reclusive poet hermit, Catholic convert and schoolmate of Thomas Merton. Circus Days and Nights was adapted into an opera by Philip Glass in 2020. First uniform edition thus. Out of print, uncommon. A nearly fine copy.

Softcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 22 x 20 cm Unpaginated (120pp.). 'Circus of the Sun' with parallel translation into German (by Alfred Kuoni), French (by Catherine Mauger), and Spanish (fragments by Ernesto Cardenal), plus photographs by Bernhard Moosbrugger.

Condition: Sehr gut. ohne Seitenzählung, mit Illustrationen, Zustand: sehr gut. Leichte Gebrauchs- oder Lagerspuren. Einband leicht berieben, Aufkleber auf der Rückseite. Innen sehr gut. Dreisprachig: Deutsch/Englisch/Französisch. 542 ISBN 9783858420336 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 316 20 cm, Broschiert, kartoniert, illustrierter Einband ohne Schutzumschlag.

kartoniert; flexibler, illustrierter Einband / Anz. Seiten: unpaginiert / 22 x 20 cm (Querformat) / mit 24 Schwarzweisstafeln / Zustand: sehr gut, geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Einband minimal berieben Aus dem Englischen übersetzt: ins Deutsche: Alfred Kuoni, ins Französische: Catherine Mauger, ins Spanische: Ernesto Cardenal Sprache: de/en/fr/es.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Drawings and design by Emil Antonucci (illustrator). Tight binding, black and white pictorial, very lightly edge-rubbed wraps, slightly foxed blank pages early and late not affecting text, otherwise unmarked pages throughout. In mylar sleeve. FYI to reader: Though not noted in book, this is from the library of Wilfrid Sheed, essayist, novelist and book critic whose collection we purchased.

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Antonucci, Emil (illustrator). First Edition (Softcover issue). Near fine copy with faintest touch of edgewear -- photogr. wraps. The softcover issue. An excellent copy of "perhaps the greatest English-language poem of the century" - so according to New York Times at time of publication. Drawings and design by Emil Antonucci.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 116pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of the fourth issue of this important postwar magazine of writing. Includes Circus of the Sun (a 3-page excerpt from the work published 8 years later) by Robert Lax, other interesting content. Unmarked copy, about as nice as could be hoped given the acidic paper stock employed, some inevitable toning and minor wear. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good for Age. No Jacket. Antonucci, Emil {drawings} / Harbutt, Charles {cover photos} (illustrator). 1st Edition. This first edition has some rubbing of the covers, worn spots. The foot of the spine section has rubbed paper covering, small tear. Interior text has yellowed with age, spotting and early foxing. Owner's name inked neat upper verso of front cover. Otherwise unmarked and tight in binding.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition thus, 1981. Book measures 8.75 x 8 inches. Softcover in French-flap covers. Text in German, English, French, and Spanish. Includes 24 b&w photographs of circus performers by Bernhard Moosbrugger throughout the text. Originally published by Journeyman Books n 1959, this is one of Lax's iconic books. This edition is thoughtfully done by Pendo and in a different format and trim size. Very Good+ in wrappers showing only light signs of wear. Inscribed by Lax on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Oblong 8vo. Wrappers with dust jacket affixed at the spine. Unpaginated (120pp.). 'Circus of the Sun' with parallel translation into German (by Alfred Kuoni), French (by Catherine Mauger), and Spanish (fragments by Ernesto Cardenal), plus photographs by Bernhard Moosbrugger. This copy has been signed by the author ('Bob') and inscribed to David (Miller). Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First paperback edition. Photographically illustrated paper wrappers. Drawings and design by Emil Antonucci. Cover photograph by Charles Harbutt. A bit of spotting on the first few pages with offsetting on the interior front cover (from something once laid in), light foxing on page edges, very good. The first true hardcover first edition was limited to 500 numbered and signed copies. Lax's first and most famous book, a meditation on the Creation, was described in the *New York Times* as "perhaps the greatest English language poem of this century." A close friend of Thomas Merton's, their correspondence was published. Occasionally described as a hermit, Lax did little to advance his literary career. His sparing use of words qualifies him as one of the founders of literary minimalism.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Thus. Small, obong quarto. 8.625 x 7.875 in. Unpaginated. Text in English, French, German, and Spanish. Illustrated with several reproductions of black & white photographs by Bernhard Moosbrugger. Just about fine in original glossy french-folded pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Robert Lax on title page, "For / Sal & Marty / with much / love, / Bob.".

First edition, first printing The poet's first book. A wonderful collaboration between poet and artist Robert Lax with drawings and design by Emil Antonucci. Scarce. From the library of the poet and Origin editor Cid Corman with his small white bookplate with full signature to inside front cover. Near fine pictorial pictorial wraps with the usual gentle use. Lax and Corman were associates and published by New Directions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. library discard stamp on front and back flyleaf.

First Thus. Photographic wrappers; oblong 8vo. Inscribed: "Mary, Love, [and signed] Bob". The orginal work was published in 1959. This beautiful edition printed in two colors, original English in red, with German, French and some Spanish translations. Illustrated with b&w photos throughout. Very scarce signature. Near fine.